SUBNET along with Southwest Transmission Cooperative, Inc. will be featured presenters at the Smart Grid Virtual Summit 2010. Travis Jaffray, SUBNET's Technical Sales Manager, will be moderating this session. The following is the presentation abstract:

Utility managers, engineers and technicians are concerned with providing better reliability and system security while being able to quickly and efficiently access grid information and resolve system disturbances. Southwest Transmission Cooperative Inc. (SWTC) proposes to use new and existing technology and the intelligence of its personnel to conquer these challenges.

These are real life problems that utility personnel face every day and illustrates why a Smart Grid solution provides the obvious route to increasing the confidence of our customers in our companies and in the electric system on which they rely.

SWTC’s vision of a smart grid is a system that is altogether connected by high-speed networks over fiber optic links, is managed from a central location, allows the utility personnel to most efficiently manage the electric system with the best reliability and most efficiency, the main focus being serving the customer with the highest quality service at low cost. The vision began back in 1998 by SWTC installing its first DNP capable and IED connected RTU in the Topock Substation. Since then SWTC has kept its finger on the pulse of the technology and has cleverly taken advantage of the proper advancements at the right time to further its progress in a fully intelligent grid.

About Smart Grid Virtual Summit 2010

Transitioning today's electric grid toward a two-way, intelligent infrastructure is a critical step in the world's progress towards delivery efficiency, cost-savings, and the integration of renewables into the energy mix.

To successfully achieve this transition, utilities must identify key technologies and deployment strategies, work with customers to promote the adoption of smart grid initiatives, and migrate current the grid toward an infrastructure that is standards-based and built upon proven models.

The Smart Grid Virtual Summit 2010 zeros in on case study deployments, technology advances, and business models that are helping utilities envision and embrace the smart grid opportunity. The program examines the latest standards progress, best practices, and lessons learned to date worldwide in making the smart grid a reality.

This focused, full-day virtual summit brings together industry practitioners, thought leaders, and technology experts from around the globe to discuss the latest developments and strategies in intelligent grid infrastructure. The Summit’s online format allows for maximum convenience, interaction, learning, and cost-effective networking among attendees worldwide.

Topics addressed include:

• Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in transitioning to the full smart grid
• Business models, opportunities, and drivers in migrating toward the intelligent grid
• Deployment case studies and pilots: best practices and lessons learned to date
• Regulatory and standards progress
• Technology advances, including software, chip-level, systems, etc.
• International perspectives and experiences on realizing the smart grid
• Network management and operations
• Demand response
• Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and the grid
• Solar, wind, and renewables and the coming smart grid
• Network security
• Consumer awareness and adoption of the smart grid
• Success strategies for the utility industry in embracing smart grids

SUBNET Solutions Inc. and DistribuTECH 2010 have partnered together to offer a half-day course covering parts of the DNP3 protocol as an introduction to intelligent SCADA communication.

Course Description

This DNP3 introductory course will provide students with a foundation for understanding and implementing DNP3 in the real world. Students will learn about the protocol; its origins and evolution; its features, data types and message structure; its polling options and documentation. The course is designed to be product independent and, the information is relevant whether students are designing, configuring or troubleshooting from both a device and communications perspective.

Who should attend this course?

• Utility personnel, vendors, system integrators
• Individuals considering the purchase of DNP3 devices
• Beginner users of the DNP3 protocol

About the Instructor

Greg Smith, BASc, BCS, received his Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2007 and Bachelor of Computer Science in 2008 from the University of Windsor. Greg is a Systems Engineer at SUBNET Solutions Inc.

Costs

Registration

Join SUBNET at booth #1027 at DistribuTECH's Transmission & Distribution Conference and Exhibition. DistribuTECH will feature 12 conference tracks and more than 200 of the industry’s top speakers, DistribuTECH takes an in depth look at the fundamental principles and newest technologies shaping the industry today. SUBNET will be showing off some of the latest technology in Substation and System Intelligence...

Schedule a demo session with SUBNET. Click the button below, complete the form and submit it. We’ll promptly get in touch with you to schedule a time to meet at DistibuTECH.


See real working SUBNET Unified Grid Intelligence Solutions that provide true Multi-Vendor and Multi-Function integration. SUBNET features three different "Powered By SUBNET" SubTATION Intelligence Solutions with full redundancy:

• Powered By SUBNET solutions with SEL (SEL-3354)
• Powered By SUBNET solutions with GE (D400-S)
• Powered By SUBNET solutions with CG (XGATE)

SUBNET's System Intelligence features live System interfacing with:

• Historian Interfaces including OSIsoft and InStep eDNA
• Network integration with Cisco and RuggedCOM

Unified substation visualization & control... learn more.

An advanced data concentrator and protocol converter now supports IEC 61850... learn more.

An invaluable tool for assisting in the design of any integration solution using SEL Relays... learn more.

Get your FREE DistribuTECH 2010 exhibit hall pass from SUBNET

SUBNET wants to help you out and give you a pass to access the DistribuTECH 2010 exhibit hall for free. Follow the instructions below to get your complimentary pass:

1. Visit www.distributech.com
2. Click ‘Register Here’ button
3. Complete registration and enter DTUP-ET at checkout

DNP3 Training Session

On Sunday, March 21 SUBNET 's DNP expert, Greg Smith will be hosting a DNP3 training session. Learn the open standards-based protocol that serves as the communication link between substation computers, RTUs (Remote Terminal Units), IEDs (Intelligent Electronic Devices) and master stations.

This DNP3 introductory course will provide students with a foundation for understanding and implementing DNP3 in the real world. Attendees will learn about the protocol; its origins and evolution; its features, data types and message structure; its polling options and documentation. The course is designed to be product independent and, the information is relevant whether students are designing, configuring or troubleshooting from both a device and communications perspective. Who should attend this course?

• Utility personnel, vendors, system integrators
• Individuals considering the purchase of DNP3 devices
• Beginner users of the DNP3 protocol 

SUBNET Info Session: Avoid Being Boxed In by Vendor Solutions - The SUBNET Advantage

Join SUBNET on Wednesday, March 24 in room 31 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM for a free information session that will explain how to avoid getting boxed in by single-vendor, single-function, integration solutions. If you want the power to choose what hardware and devices you integrate into your substations, don't miss this session. You'll walk away with a solid understanding of how to integrate multi-vendor, multi-function solutions.

DistribuTECH Reception hosted by SUBNET

On the evening of Tuesday, March 23 from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, SUBNET will be hosting a reception for all DistribuTECH attendees. Join SUBNET on the rooftop of the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel for an evening of networking, relaxation, drinks and refreshments.

Tampa Marriott® Waterside Hotel & Marina
700 South Florida Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33602 USA

Paper Session

On Wednesday, March 24 at 2:30 pm, SUBNET's president, Ameen Hamdon, is scheduled to moderate the paper session entitled "Breaking Ground on Smarter Substations with New Technologies".

About DistribuTECH

DistribuTECH is the leading automation and information technology conference and exhibition in the utility industry; and provides the best resources, tools and networking opportunities relating to electric utility automation and control systems, IT, T&D engineering, power and delivery equipment, and water utility technology.

SUBNET Solutions invites you to attend our DistribuTECH 2010 Reception

SUBNET invites you to join us at our DistribuTECH 2010 Reception. Take a break and enjoy complimentary appetizers and cocktails while mingling with the SUBNET team and other conference goers. The event takes place on the poolside patio at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel. The venue overlooks the harbor and is walking distance from the Tampa Convention Center.

Come meet some of the SUBNET folk who are driving to make substations more intelligent. If you're a longtime customer and friend of SUBNET, we would love to see you. If you're new to SUBNET and want to see what the company is about, we'll show you. Come on by and share a drink with us!

The reception runs from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM. If you and your colleagues are able to join us, please RSVP here.

Join SUBNET at the Western Power Delivery Automation Conference to learn about the fast-growing issues of automation and control of power system substations. This two-and-a half-day event will be most helpful for individuals interested in the following:

 Networks-Protocols & Communication

• Case Studies & Applications
• Security
• Control & Automation Logic
• SCADA & Wide Area Measurements
• Engineering & Project Management

Who should attend:

• Automation Engineers and Technologists
• Power Utility Managers
• Smart Grid Policy Makers, Legislators, and Advisors
• Equipment, Software, and Services Suppliers
• Diagnostic Maintenance Personnel
• University Faculty, Researchers, and Students
• Information Technology Professionals